Central Finland · Finland
Where to stay in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is a city in Central Finland, Finland, home to about 150,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Jyväskylä, with about 72 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June and August
- Nearest airport
- JYV18 km · Jyväskylä Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Language
- Finnish, Swedish
About
About Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland.
Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, gave the city the nickname "Athens of Finland". This nickname refers to the major role of Jyväskylä as an educational centre: the "seminar" founded in 1863 was the first institution educating teachers in Finnish. The seminar later developed into a university, inaugurated in 1954. The city is home of the annual Jyväskylä Arts Festival. There are 328 lakes in the municipality, and lakes and rivers constitute 20% of its total area.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Jyväskylä
See
- Harju Ridge
- Vesilinna Water Tower
- Jyväskylä harbour
- Toivola Old Courtyard
- Kuokkala Church
- Ysitien Lemmikki Zoo
- Jyväskylä Art Museum
- Craft Museum of Finland
- Museum of Central Finland
- Natural History Museum of Central Finland
- Finnish Air Force Museum
- Alvar Aalto Museum
Do
- Tourujoki
- Kangasvuori nature trail
- Ice skating and skiing on Lake Jyväsjärvi
- Laajavuori
- Hiihtomaa
- Ladunmaja
- Vuorilampi
- Tuomiojärvi
- Alban ranta
- Kolmisoppinen
- Köhniönjärvi
- AaltoAlvari Aquatic Center
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Jyväskylä
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Omena Hotel Jyväskylä hotel | 72 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Jyväskylä to stay in
There are a few hotels in the vicinity of the train station. All the major hotel chains (Scandic, Cumulus, Sokos) can also be found in the city.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Jyväskylä
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spa Hotel Peurunka | 23.0 km | |
| Kylpylähotelli Laajavuori Scandic Hotels Group | 3.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Jyväskylä
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jyväskylä are June and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; July is the wettest, with about 81 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Jyväskylä: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kuopio Airport (KUO, 135 km) and Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP, 145 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Jyväskylä is an important node in the Finnish highway network, and roads from many directions pass through it.
Getting around
Jyväskylä has invested in cycle and pedestrian routes. As the town centre is not big you might want to walk or cycle to see the sights. Almost 1/3 of the population of Jyväskylä are students who mainly use bicycles to get around in the central area. Roads are also in good condition. There are bicycle and car rentals in the city. Local buses travel between the different parts and suburbs of Jyväskylä.
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JYV · Jyväskylä Airport
KUO · Kuopio Airport
TMP · Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Jyväskylä
Eat
It's cheap to have lunch at the student restaurants. They are scattered all over the university area. With a Finnish student card it costs about €2.6. Without the card it costs about €5.5. There are many pizzerias offering large pizzas for as cheap as €5, guaranteed to fill your belly.
Drink
Alko shop (wine, strong beer and spirits) e.g. in the Sokos department store on Kauppakatu. Nightlife is centred in the downtown part of Kauppakatu and cross streets, some also in the uptown part of Kauppakatu, near the University. As most of the bars are situated on Kauppakatu or very close to it, pub crawls can be easily arranged in Jyväskylä. Start from Yläkaupunki and work your way down to the clubs in Alakaupunki! A large number of bars, restaurants and nightclubs are located around the pedestrian district. Cheaper places in this area include Bar Explosive and Bar Passion.
Stay safe
The crime rate in Jyväskylä is generally low. However, it's best to avoid obviously drunk people during weekend nights after the bars close. Long queuing for taxis or late night snack sometimes frustrate some partygoers to seek fighting opponents. Sometimes this results to a temporary conversion from a pedestrian district to fighting arena, but the common sight of patrolling police makes the occurrences more rare. Despite this, walking on the streets at night (or any time of day) is safe. In the winter time the streets might be slippery and that it is mandatory by traffic law to wear a reflector during the dark period.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Jyväskylä
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
Questions
Jyväskylä: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Jyväskylä?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jyväskylä are June and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; July is the wettest, with about 81 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Jyväskylä?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kuopio Airport (KUO, 135 km) and Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP, 145 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Jyväskylä?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Jyväskylä
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.